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Introverted and odd. That’s how former friends and teammates remember a Calgary man accused of running a prolific multimillion-dollar, city-based international drug cartel — one investigators have linked to both Mexican narcotics rings and a brazen 2017 double homicide. Last week, details emerged about Project Arbour, a far-reaching investigation carried out by the Alberta Law […]

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For the first time in a year, family members of Anjna Sharma returned Wednesday evening to the site where the beloved mother, wife, friend and colleague was fatally struck. With flowers in hand, dozens gathered at a northeast street corner, facing a portrait of the 48-year-old woman. On May 23, 2017, Sharma was taking a […]

It took 16 years, but Calgary police believe they have finally cracked the cold case slaying of a Calgary mom, whose three young children were locked in their rooms for several hours as their 24-year-old mother lay dead in her Citadel home in April 2002. Read the story here.

Well-known local chef Michael Noble, 56, has been charged with sexual assault. A 21-year-old woman alleged that while she was at a social gathering at Sub Rosa early Jan. 30, she was followed into the washroom by her employer, police said Thursday. “The man allegedly cornered the victim in a stall and sexually assaulted her,” said […]

He was a kid with exceptional musical talent, doubly blessed with parents more than willing to help make his dreams come true. Never did his parents imagine, though, that by sending their child to the Young Canadians theatre troupe he would instead become a hero. In 2014, the then 16-year-old boy had the courage to […]

Internal complaints filed against Calgary police more than doubled in 2017 over the previous year, numbers the service is having difficulty handling under current legislation, says the civilian body overseeing officers. While overall complaints against Calgary police fell last year compared with 2016, from 1,455 to 1,219, those made within the CPS ranks jumped from […]

Chantal Chagnon can finally breathe. The singer, educator and Indigenous-rights advocate had 30 of her handcrafted Indigenous drums stolen from her vehicle Tuesday morning, only to have most of them returned days later. Chagnon got a call from Calgary police Saturday afternoon saying her drums had been recovered. “At first, I thought it was a joke,” said […]

Kathy O’Reilly says she still feels numb after learning from RCMP Monday that her two beloved horses — reported missing over the weekend — were stolen, shipped to a nearby slaughterhouse and destroyed. O’Reilly, a former Pincher Creek resident who now lives on Vancouver Island, was contacted around mid-April and informed she would have to move […]

Another Alberta law enforcement organization has added its voice to criticism of the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team’s decision to withhold names of two attackers in recent police shootings. Howard Burns, executive director of the Alberta Federation of Police Associations, said it’s time for ASIRT to abolish its policy of not releasing names. “This new ASIRT name […]

Calgary police were called just after 3 p.m. on Friday to the community of Evanston where officers found two men dead in the front seats of a Nissan Murano. ”Right now, our homicide unit is investigating the offence,” said duty Staff Sgt. Sean Gregson on Friday night. ”We do not believe this is a random […]

A Red Deer man who has helped the RCMP locate more than 400 stolen vehicles has been recognized by police for his outstanding crime-fighting contributions. The man, once a victim of an auto theft, uses that experience as inspiration to help locate stolen vehicles. The RCMP identify him as DM and he remains unnamed because […]

It appears a vitriolic and very vocal minority of Calgarians think footage of this week’s public shooting of a police officer should remain private. Calgary police Sgt. Les Kaminski isn’t one of them. Kaminski, president of the Calgary Police Association, which represents the city’s 2,100 police officers, says Postmedia video showing Const. Jordan Forget receiving […]

Alberta’s fledgling cannabis industry isn’t expected to turn a profit for the provincial government in the two years following legalization while the province sets up sales and distribution. The NDP’s budget, tabled Thursday, included the first peek at how much it will cost to bring bud to market. Alberta projects a loss of $90 million […]

Timing can be strange. Just one hour before Const. Jordan Forget was shot in northeast Calgary, Postmedia video editor Dean Pilling and I were shooting some video of Chief Roger Chaffin for a feature story I’m working on. While Dean gets the chief wired for sound, Chaffin and I muse about the unpredictability of our […]

A lack of dialogue is likely to blame for financial illiteracy and an increased likelihood of falling victim to fraudsters. March is Fraud Prevention Month, and according to a recent survey conducted by the Alberta Securities Commission, nine per cent of Albertans would rather swim with sharks than be tested on their financial literacy. “They […]

A man has been charged in connection with an unusual weekend police chase, involving a stolen semi truck. “Stolen semis are quite rare and sometimes quite hard to deal with, due to the power and the size of them,” said Const. Dan Martin. Airdrie RCMP were alerted to the incident when the tractor-trailer failed to […]

A Calgary man accused of crashing a stolen car into a police cruiser and other parked vehicles, while fleeing from officers early Sunday, is facing more than a dozen charges related to the high-speed pursuit. The driver of the stolen vehicle first fled from Calgary police, before being spotted by Chestermere RCMP. When RCMP approached […]

An autographed Gordie Howe jersey and signed Tragically Hip photo are among many items Calgary police are wanting to return after a drug bust turned up a trove of stolen memorabilia. Police said the haul of stolen items was uncovered following the recent arrest of 43-year-old John Christopher Fraser. Fraser was tracked over nine days in […]

EDMONTON — A lawsuit claims female prison guards in Edmonton endured prolonged abuse from male co-workers that included sexual taunts, physical assaults, waterboarding and pepper spray being put on a toilet seat. One female prison guard alleges a male co-worker pushed her over a desk, stuck his hand down her pants and locked a set […]

The 19th annual Willow Park Wines & Spirits (WPWS) Charity Wine Auction, held Nov. 3 at WPWS, was surely one of the best events of the fall social season. The Venice-themed event was sold out weeks prior. More than 450 elegantly attired guests donned their Venetian finest to sip and bid on some of the finest libations there are. Superb samplings from the city’s top restaurants, dancing to the Real Deal Band and over-the-top live auction items ensured all had a memorable time. The event raised $230,000 for Alberta Guide Dog Association, The Poppy Fund & Veterans Food Bank, Haskayne School of Business and Prostate Cancer Centre.

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